Friend: Lindsay Lohan 'Terrified' of What Lies Ahead

Judge Keith L. Schwartz left little doubt in court on Wednesday: Lindsay Lohan is "going to jail" if she averts a trial and resolves her felony grand theft case in his courtroom, a declaration that has left the actress quaking in her designer boots.

"I'm not sure if she can survive this," a friend of Lindsay's tells me. "She is so terrified and frightened that we all fear her addictions will kick in again to help her numb the fear."

Danette Meyers, the deputy DA in the case, tried to cut a deal with Lindsay's lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, offering her eight months in jail and probation, but Holley rejected the offer as she would not accept any hard time time for her client.

When Lindsay faces Judge Schwartz again on March 10, she'll need to decide whether she's taking a deal and pleading guilty, or moving closer to an actual trial.

"I get the impression you are not going to accept the DA's offer," Judge Schwartz said. "That's the feeling I got."

A judge not associated with this case tells me Lindsay made a huge blunder by not accepting the offer.

"Lindsay's preliminary hearing and probation violation case will now be heard at the same time," my source said. "So even if Lindsay is found not guilty of stealing she will be found guilty for her probation violation and sent to jail."

It's about time! But I still will believe it when I see it. Lindsey's so-called friends and family cry the blues - "Poor Lindsey!" If they really cared, they'd let consequences take their course before she crosses that point of no return that usually finds a celebrity face-down in the gutter dead. Kiefer Sutherland "sucked it up" and took responsibility for his actions. Things appear to be moving in the right direction for him. Take a page from Kiefer's book, Lindsey.